Cyril Luckham

A mother tries to keep her son’s affections but embarrasses him in front of others.

An Edwardian yacht in deep space races around the planets. There is a double agent in the TARDIS crew. The White Guardian warns the Fifth Doctor of great danger. Turlough must finally choose sides and at the end of the race lies the prize of Enlightenment.

The jealous King Leontes falsely accuse his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdita, who is raised by shepherds for sixteen years and falls in love with the son of Leontes' friend. When Perdita returns home, a statue of Hermione "comes to life", and everyone is reconciled.

Michael Frayn's play about a college reunion.

The Doctor is summoned by the mysterious and powerful White Guardian, and sent on a quest to find the six segments of the Key to Time, which, once assembled, will restore balance to the Universe. Joining the Doctor and K9 is the smart and sassy Romana, a Time Lord fresh from the Academy. Landing on the wintry planet of Ribos to locate the first segment, the TARDIS crew quickly find themselves embroiled in a little local trouble with a pair of conmen and an unstable warlord...

Recluido en su habitación, Clive, un escritor enfermo y malhumorado, hace y deshace una historia cambiando situaciones y personajes a su antojo, mientras bebe sin parar en una inacabable noche. Claud es un tiránico y justiciero fiscal de la alta burguesía. Sonia, una mujer insatisfecha, se siente incapaz de dejar a su marido. Kevin es un soldado iluminado que lucha por el derecho a la eutanasia. Elena es una amante ajada que sabe que va morir.

Thriller based on Francis Durbridge

A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hell for his son George and his young wife, Helen. At the luncheon is Khrushchov, a passionate environmentalist, called "the Wood Demon" by all, in love with Sonya and she with him, but neither will say it. Two weeks later there's a family meeting at the professor's estate; two weeks after that, a supper at the cabin of Dyadin, who's cheerful to all. George, Helen, Sonya, and Khrushchov are each suffocating. Can any of them take action?

A BAFTA award winning documentary investigating the work undertaken by the Ancient Monuments Division of the Department of the Environment in preserving the fabric of structures from Neolithic to Georgian.

Life for Richard Forbush, brilliant biology student and conceited philanderer, is one long round of eat, drink and be merry. But his decision to accept a six-month research post in the Antarctic, making the first detailed study of a penguin colony, changes all that... Living in Shackleton’s derelict hut, Forbush is alone at the frozen edge of the world, his only links to civilisation a two-way radio and letters to his elusive, would-be girlfriend, Tara, in London. Through an often ferocious winter in the company of the penguins, he grows increasingly attached to his hardy, endearing subjects – learning profound lessons in endurance and humility.

Charles Salt y Christopher Pepper están a punto de inaugurar un club en Londres, pero la posibilidad se frustra al ser multados por incumplimiento de las normas. El hermano gemelo de Christopher, Lord Sydney Pepper, acepta pagar la multa con la condición de que abandone Inglaterra, ya que su presencia le supone un auténtico desprestigio. Cuando Chris retorna para hablar con su aristocrático hermano, lo encuentra cadáver.

Enrique VIII de Inglaterra (1509-1547), casado con Catalina de Aragón, hija de los Reyes Católicos, se encapricha de Ana Bolena, una dama de la Corte, y decide casarse con ella. Pero, como el Papa no accede a concederle el divorcio, rompe con la Iglesia de Roma y crea la Iglesia Anglicana (Acta de Supremacía de 1534), convirtiéndose así en la suprema autoridad eclesiástica de Inglaterra. Años después, el rey acusa a Ana de alta traición y ordena que sea ejecutada.

An old man has his birthday. On this occasion he is given a present by his grand daughter who is fond of him. On the other hand, she hates her parents and the atmosphere in the family is quite tense.

A film by Alan Clarke for the 'The Company of Five' anthology series.

Al Servicio de Inteligencia Británico se le ha escapado uno de los agentes rusos más importantes. Se plantea la necesidad de eliminarlo antes de que proporcione a los rusos información vital de naturaleza técnica y científica.

Para divorciarse de su esposa Catalina de Aragón (hija de los Reyes Católicos y tía del emperador Carlos V) y contraer matrimonio con Ana Bolena, Enrique VIII (1509-1547) trata de obtener el apoyo de la aristocracia y del clero. Sir Thomas Moro, gran humanista ("Utopía", 1516), ferviente católico y hombre de confianza del monarca, se encuentra en una encrucijada: ¿debe actuar de acuerdo con su conciencia, arriesgándose a ser tachado de traidor y ejecutado, o debe ceder ante un rey que no tiene ningún reparo en adaptar la ley a sus necesidades?

Adaptación en clave de humor de la novela de Agatha Christie "The ABC Murders", en la que el detective belga Hércules Poirot viaja hasta Inglaterra siguiendo el rastro de un asesino que está matando a sus víctimas por orden alfabético.

Candidate Nigel Barton goes from idealism to cynicism as he becomes disillusioned and suspicious of hollow campaign promises.

Jo es una mujer que se ha casado varias veces. Parece que con Jake, su último marido, ha encontrado por fin la estabilidad que necesitaba; pero cuando descubre que Jake le es infiel y, además, está embarazada, todo se vendrá abajo.

Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania's band or Oberon's, so Oberon tries to get him from her by using some magic. But they're not alone in that forest. Lysander and Hermina have there a rendezvous, Helena and Demetrius are there, too as well as some actors, who are practicing a play for the ongoing wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Due to some misunderstandings by Puck, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...

En 1797, durante las guerras napoleónicas, un buque de guerra inglés recluta a la fuerza a un inocente joven que se irá ganando la simpatía del resto de la tripulación. Pero eso no podrá soportarlo el suboficial de armas.

Four teen-aged Teds are persuaded to form a rock group and undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme to keep them out of trouble.

Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch bought for his wife's birthday through Customs. He is arrested and, due to a bungled defence by his solicitor, obliged to serve a three-month prison sentence. It is only the beginning of his woes; his employer, Colonel Wilson, is understanding, but he is ultimately forced to sack Simon, who discovers that finding another job under such circumstances is extremely difficult. But Colonel Wilson is determined to help his former employee find a solution.

While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.

En los primeros años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la Royal Navy libra una batalla desesperada para mantener abiertas las rutas de convoyes en el Atlántico y poder abastecer a las islas británicas, enfrentándose así al gran peligro que suponen los numerosos buques de guerra alemanes que, como el Admiral Graf Spee, recorren el océano en busca de cargueros que hundir.

A day following workers at an airport

Un misterioso venusino aterriza en la campiña inglesa y manifiesta sus preocupaciones con respecto a la continuidad de la raza humana sobre la Tierra.